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Thomas Hale

Shanghai correspondent

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  • Tuesday, 24 December, 2024
    News in-depthPrivate equity
    Private equity investors trapped in China as top firms fail to find exit deals

    Sales and listings of Chinese companies by world’s biggest buyout groups have ground to a halt, data shows

    A woman walks past a brightly lit McDonald's sign in Hong Kong,
  • Thursday, 19 December, 2024
    US-China trade dispute
    Trump’s tariff threat adds to fears over China growth

    Exports have buoyed economy but are expected to slow sharply if US imposes further levies in 2025

    An aerial view of vehicles on the dock waiting to be loaded onto ships for export at a port in Lianyungang in China’s eastern Jiangsu province
  • Monday, 16 December, 2024
    Chinese economy
    Weak China retail sales add to pressure on Beijing to lift economy

    Consumption rises less than forecast in November, highlighting why leadership made it the top economic concern

    People walk out of a store in Beijing, China
  • Tuesday, 10 December, 2024
    Chinese economy
    Xi says China will remain world’s ‘growth engine’

    Stocks rise after Beijing signals more measures to boost economy

    Aerial view of containers at a port in Jiangsu, eastern China
  • Tuesday, 10 December, 2024
    Evergrande Real Estate Group
    China Evergrande liquidators put founder’s private jet up for sale

    Airbus plane was one of several markers of wealth amassed by Hui Ka Yan during now-collapsed developer’s boom years

    The company logo of Evergrande at its HQ in Shenzhen, China
  • Wednesday, 4 December, 2024
    Business InsightUS-China trade dispute
    Western businesses in China hold on to hopes for Trump 2.0

    Some believe the incoming US president is in a strong position to negotiate a trade deal with Beijing

    Pedestrians in Beijing, China
  • Tuesday, 3 December, 2024
    FT News Briefing podcast11 min listen
    OpenAI explores advertising

    ChatGPT maker discusses putting adverts on its AI products

  • Tuesday, 3 December, 2024
    Transcript
    Transcript: OpenAI explores advertising

    Sonja Hutson talks to Madhumita Murgia and Thomas Hale

    FT News Briefing
  • Monday, 2 December, 2024
    News in-depthTrade disputes
    Chinese exporters front-load shipments in bid to dodge Trump tariffs

    Sellers from China, Canada and Mexico rush to get goods into the US before levies rise

    A montage of Trump in front of a Chinese flag and container port
  • Tuesday, 26 November, 2024
    The Big Read
    How Shanghai’s ambition to be the ‘future of finance’ fell apart

    The city was meant to be China’s answer to New York. But trade tensions and changing domestic priorities have taken a toll

    Black and white photo of the colonial buildings on the Bund and a colour photo of the financial district in Pudong on the other side of the river
  • Sunday, 24 November, 2024
    Chinese business & finance
    China’s cash-strapped shoppers drawn to second-hand luxury items

    Price-conscious buyers hunt for deals while others seek goods that can hold value in times of uncertainty

    A person walks down a hallway lined with glass walls, showcasing the interior of the Shanghai ZZER store
  • Friday, 15 November, 2024
    Chinese economy
    China’s retail sales jump but property gloom persists

    Policymakers have unveiled a range of stimulus measures to restore confidence in the economy

    Workers install a large dragon on the side of a clothing store that will soon open at a shopping mall
  • Friday, 8 November, 2024
    News in-depthUS-China trade dispute
    US businesses strike China deals in shadow of Trump victory

    Thousands of companies at Shanghai trade fair as relationships enter new era of uncertainty

    Visitors examine a model of a CFM RISE open rotor engine at the China International Import Expo in Shanghai on Monday
  • Wednesday, 6 November, 2024
    News in-depthUS foreign policy
    Asia braces for steep China tariffs in second Trump term

    Former president has outlined plans to revive trade war with Beijing and questioned backing for Taiwan

    People look at the preliminary results from the US election on a TV screen at a restaurant in Hong Kong
  • Tuesday, 5 November, 2024
    Chinese trade
    China’s premier defends free trade on eve of US presidential election

    Li Qiang bemoans global rise of protectionism at Shanghai import expo amid escalating tariff brawl

    Li Qiang told an import expo in Shanghai on Tuesday that China would upgrade pilot free trade zones and explore free trade and investment agreements with other countries
  • Tuesday, 5 November, 2024
    News in-depthChinese economy
    Six cities, one question: is China’s property market turning a corner?

    From Shanghai to Guangzhou and Beijing to Foshan, buyers and agents voice concerns ahead of next phase of stimulus

    Residential towers in Beijing
  • Thursday, 31 October, 2024
    Chinese economy
    Chinese factory activity expands for first time in six months

    Beijing set to unveil fiscal stimulus focused on struggling local governments next week

    A wide view of an electric vehicle production line at the Leapmotor factory in Jinhua, China, with several car bodies being assembled by red robotic arms within a large industrial facility
  • Sunday, 27 October, 2024
    Chinese society
    Shanghai cracks down on Halloween costumes

    Authorities in the Chinese city fear a repeat of last year’s crowds when some wore politically provocative dress

    Police officers keep watch near barricades set up along Julu road where people in Halloween costumes gathered last year
  • Sunday, 27 October, 2024
    Chinese economy
    China’s industrial profits plunge as economic momentum falters

    Steep monthly decline in September comes as policymakers battle to restore confidence

    Construction workers leave following their shift in Beijing’s central business district
  • Tuesday, 22 October, 2024
    OutlookElectric vehicles
    China asks: what is an e-bike?

    State bureaucracy makes the question more difficult than it may seem

    E-bikes, bicycles and motorbikes crossing a junction in Shanghai
  • Monday, 21 October, 2024
    Chinese equities
    Chinese share buybacks hit record high as Beijing steps up support

    Policymakers push companies to return cash to shareholders as they try to revive flagging stock market

    A sculpture of bulls is prominently displayed in front of the Shenzhen Stock Exchange building in Shenzhen, China. Above the sculpture, an electronic ticker board shows various stock prices.
  • Monday, 21 October, 2024
    Chinese economy
    China cuts interest rates in battle to hit year-end growth target

    Beijing steps up efforts to reboot economy amid mounting pressure to achieve goal of about 5% growth

    People stand and sit on the observation deck of a shopping mall in Beijing at night. The background includes the CCTV headquarters building and other skyscrapers
  • Saturday, 19 October, 2024
    Life & Arts
    The Canadian comedian who became China’s most famous foreigner

    Mark Rowswell, aka Dashan, on doing stand-up — and ‘Shawshank’ — in perfect Mandarin

  • Friday, 18 October, 2024
    Luxury goods
    Tough luxury market dims Dior’s shine

    Sales stutter at LVMH brand run by Bernard Arnault’s daughter Delphine as luxury downturn deepens

  • Friday, 18 October, 2024
    Chinese economy
    China’s economy grows 4.6% in third quarter

    Lowest figure in year and a half comes as Beijing steps up stimulus efforts

    A general view of a residential housing complex under construction in Huaian, in eastern China’s Jiangsu province
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